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After Protest, France Cracks Down On Uber

Posted by Soulskill on from the apparently-there's-not-an-app-for-that dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Just a day after taxi drivers began a high-profile protest of Uber in France, the nation's interior minister has issued a ban on the car-sharing service UberPop. The minister stated that the service was illegal, and ordered police to begin seizing vehicles defying the order. French president Francois Hollande agrees that UberPOP "should be dismantled," but says the state isn't legally permitted to seize cars itself without court authorization. "UberPOP is a car-sharing service offered by Uber, which brings together customers and private drivers at prices lower than those charged by both traditional taxi firms and even other Uber services. UberPOP differs because it allows non-professional drivers to register their car and transport other passengers. It has been illegal in France since January, but the law has proved difficult to enforce and the service continues to operate, AFP news agency reports."

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  1. Slashdot is broken. by NoImNotNineVolt · · Score: 2, Funny

    Seriously. Slashdot is broken. On Android, the fucking story section icon and comment count have been rendering over the top of the headline recently. Does anyone even beta test this shit? (Also, apologies for using the word beta. Fuck beta.)

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  2. Re:why not crack down on the rioting protesters? by cayenne8 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Well at least we can now distinguish protest from celebration, because it seems that in France, setting your neighbors car into a blazing inferno is a sign of celebration.

    Same thing happens in the US when a more urban city's sports teams win a championship it seems....

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  3. Re:why not crack down on the rioting protesters? by hey! · · Score: 3, Funny

    Talking to the French about their rioting is like talking to Americans about their guns. They'll assume you're out to undermine their national origin myths.

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